Christmas Traditions and Growing Up

Does anyone else have Christmas traditions? We do…and it starts on Christmas Eve. We all pick out a Christmas movie (mine is It’s A Wonderful Life every year!) and we start watching them around 3 or 4 pm on Christmas Eve….for dinner we each have our own frozen pizza and we all sleep in the living room. Then on Christmas morning we eat orange rolls, read the Christmas story from the Bible, and open presents. This is the first year I away from home…I’m an intern at Honor Academy Of The Ozarks and it’s funny how even though I knew I would be home for Christmas break…I still had it in the back of my mind that me not living at home would somehow make things change. That our traditions would stop. Or that they wouldn’t mean as much. I was afraid of change. You know what….things have changed. Not seeing my family for 5 months makes the traditions so much more important. I love my family more. I am thankful for every little thing. When It didn’t look like I would get to watch It’s A Wonderful Life I actually cried. We went and bought it, lol. I guess for me it’s that  I'm not alittle kid anymore. Mommy doesn’t take of me when I'm sick. I have to work. I have real problems now. When I cry daddy can’t save the day….it’s like Christmas is still that piece of childhood. These traditions aren’t just traditions. They are a piece of my innocence. It’s one night where I am a little kid again…it’s where growing up is far away, my parents are down the hall and my sister next door instead of a state away. I have blind faith and no worries. It’s where I feel at home and I am forever ten years old. I know eventually I will get married and have my own kids and when that comes these old traditions will go by the wayside. But for now I am sooo thankful to have a Father in Heaven who loved me enough to send his son to be born of a virgin, live a sinless life, die on a cross, and raise from the dead for my sins. I am thankful for loving parents who didn’t walk away when things got tough, who raised me to the best of their ability, and who love me. I am thankful for a sister who keeps my secrets and is my best friend. I am thnkful for childhood being wrapped up in one single day and is the best present the grown up me can recieve. So if you live at home remember the traditions…and if you don’t or even if you do. Be thankful for what you have and love those with you this time of year!

Get To Know...Me?

Hey guys I figured I do a little get to know me...mainly because I like answering questions...and no one actually reads this, lol. I got the questions off of tumblr...I'll post the pictures of it so you can see them. Answer the questions in the comments so I can get to know you!!!

1. my name and then my nickname from soccer :)

2. I would have to say my low self-esteem maybe.

3. My passion...at least I would like to believe that my passion is my biggest strength.

4. None now but I used to have my ears pierced.

5. Relient K baby!!! They made me an amazing graduation video and I'm gonna see them in August!

6. I remember being in a barn riding horses and Cord McCoy was my dad and we were riding horses in a huge barn at a PBR event and I got lost and couldn't find him!

7. Fish....yes I know weird but sooo true.

8. The Patriot!!!

9. Auburn....it's light brown in winter but turns red in summer.

10. um....Im not sure.

11. Pink Lily <3

12. Dogs...big dogs. I have a poofy Alaskan Malamute.

13. My birthday!

14. Pretzels and pudding

15. SEVEN

16. Kaitlin

17. none....nope....none....nada....ZERO

18. something fun and yet cute like the fair or rodeo....and then a walk in the middle of the night :)

19. grape kool-aid, peas, funeral protestors, Alex Pettyfer's acting, Kronos

20. rasberry tea, Jake Abel, rain, Jesus, writing

21. I have an unidentified food allergy that makes me break out in hives and puff up.

22. my Courage To Be You rubber awareness bracelet.

23. on me? eyes....

24. either C2BU or Love146 on my shoulder...although I don't really want a tattoo.

25. C2BU Princess Blog, The Lioness Den, Ethan Luck

26. my imagination

27. welll......

28. Turtle On A Fence Post by June Rae Wood but my favorite series is the Percy Jackson series. YAY LUKE! :)

29. depends on my mood....

30. my cousin

Hope you enjoyed! Answer them!

Salvation (Poem) (Yes I wrote it :)

Salvation

I sit in the corner and watch as the scars wrap themselves around my arms
They are vines twisting and gripping
Threatening to never let go
They promise to hold
Hold me close

I scream, I am trapped
Trapped in myself, never able to get out
I am a prisoner on Calypso’s Island
I am Calypso and I am trapped
Inside of myself

To get out would be a dream come true
To get out would be a lie
Stuck here forever I must stay
Until the day I die

To live forever would be a curse
To die would be much worse
I do not know nor can I tell
What awaits on the other side

I pray to God
I scream his name
I’m begging him for help

And through the darkness shines a light
A light I’ve never known
It speaks my name
It shakes my soul
It promises to help

I grab the light
I hold on tight
My scars begin to fade

My heart once ice
Now beats with blood
And youth and joy
And hope

I feel so bright
So full of love
I feel so clean
So new

No more dark nights
No more goodbyes
No more hating you

For I’m forgiven
I’m made new
And some things I leave behind
Shards of glass and hatred
Pieces of my life

For now I have a hope eternal
For now I have new life
So Goodbye island
Goodbye I say
And from the vines I flee

Goodbye to my desperate screams
And goodbye to my struggles
I won’t be coming back you see
Because I have been made free

List of PepsiCo Products

If you haven't read my last post, please read it. Here's a list of PepsiCo products in case you are interested in joining me in the Boycott.

• Pepsi-Cola Brands
• Pepsi Drinks
• Sierra Mist
• Citrus Blast Drinks
• Tropicana drinks
• IZZE drinks
• Ocean Spray drinks
• Mt. Dew
• AMP Energy drinks
• Mug rootbeer & cream soda drinks
• No Fear Drinks
• Seattle's Best Coffee
• SoBe drinks
• Aquafina
• Frappucino Brand drinks
• Double Shot drinks
• Brisk Drinks
• Lipton drinks
• Popel drinks

Frito-Lay

• Lays Chips
• Ruffles
• Doritos
• Tostitos
• Santitos
• Cheetos
• Stacy's
• Rold Gold Pretzels
• Fritos
• Sunchips
• Funyuns
• Sabritones
• Cracker Jack
• Grandma's Cookies
• Munchos
• Smartfood
• Baken-ets
• Matador
• Frito-Lay
• Hickory Sticks
• Hostess Potato Chips (twinkies are still good :)
• El Isleno
• Lays
• Miss Vickie's
• Munchies
• Sabra Hummis
• Tropicana
• Tropcana juices and drinks
• Dole juices and drinks
• Quaker Brands
• Quaker
• Aunt Jemima
• Rice-A-Roni
• Pasta roni
• Near East
• Puffed Wheat
• Mother's Cereals
• King Vitamin
• Cap'n Crunch

• Gatorade Products

I would like to remind you guys that there are store brand alternatives to all of these...and there's Kellog and all kinds of other brands...
Please consider joining me and my family (and several Pro-Life organizations) in a full fledge PepsiCo boycott or at the very least boycott Pepsi-Cola products. Write a letter to PepsiCo letting them know that they're wrong and what they're doing is horrible and has to be stopped. Thanks guys!

• Gatorade Products

Boycott PepsiCo STOP KILLING BABIES.

Hey guy,
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I don't know if you've heard about the Pepsi Pro-Life boycott...but here it goes. PepsiCo is partnered with Senomyx which uses cells from aborted babies to research and produce flavor enhancers for PepsiCo products and beverages. Even if you don't oppose abortion this is just nasty. However, I am a huge pro-lifer and my voice is joining the crowd calling for a boycott on PepsiCo. Since when is it okay to use children's body parts to research and make food? If this were any other child it would be called cannibalism...but because it's the bodies of countless aborted children it's just part of business protocall? My family and I along with several others are going on a boycott of all PepsiCo products. I'll follow up this blog in a couple days with a complete list of PepsiCo products for those of you who want to join me in the fight against unjustice. Also here's a link to the article so you can see for yourself.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-groups-call-for-pepsi-boycott-over-aborted-fetal-cell-lines/
we can't sit by and do nothing!

The Lesser of Two Evils in Voting Video

This is NOT my video. Just FYI....I am in forensics but for several obvious reasons (such as this is a guy) this is not me and I don't even actually know him. However, I have watched a bunch of his forensics videos and this guy is my hero. I encourage you to watch this video and take what he has to say into consideration this November when you're voting or when you're speaking to others about voting even if you can't. He has great things to say and he is completely right! If more people would grasp and do what he's saying we could turn this nation around.

Prayer Request

A kid I used to go to school with was killed in a car wreck tonight. I'm from a really really small town where even if you aren't friends with someone you still grow up with that person. He was only 15 and one of his friends was driving. His friend did survive but it's going to be hard on him. All you guys that pray...please just keep the families in your prayers.

R.I.P-TB